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Where does “hrewwō” come from?

hrewwō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

hrewwō (Proto-Germanic): pain, sadness, regret, repentance

Definitions

  1. pain, sadness, regret, repentance

Ancestry of “hrewwō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

Words derived from “hrewwō”

  • row
  • raw
  • ruthless
  • rue
  • rowed
  • ruthlessly
  • rowdy
  • ruthlessness
  • rowboat
  • rawhide
  • ruth
  • rawness
  • rawboned
  • rowdyism
  • rowdiness
  • windrow
  • rowhouse
  • rawly
  • arow
  • fencerow
  • rowdyish
  • multirow
  • cornrow
  • ruthful
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